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Medical Terminology for Health Professions
Skeletal System WORD PARTS
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Undergraduate 3
09/09/2012
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Term
oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o
 Definition
bone
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebrae, vertabral column, back bone
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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ankly/o
 Definition
stiff, bent, crooked
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thorac/o
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chest
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cost/o
 Definition
rib
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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ligament/o
 Definition
ligaments
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synovi/o, synov/o
 Definition
synovial membrane OR synovial fluid
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burs/o
 Definition
Bursa; cushions areas subject to friction
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-desis
 Definition
to bind together
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kyph/o
 Definition
bent, hump
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lord/o
 Definition
curve, swayback, bent
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-lysis
 Definition
loosening or setting free
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scoli/o
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curved, bent
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-um
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singular noun ending (e.g. sacrum)
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